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the freedom of religion. they infringe on catholic charities and hospitals. they should not have to sue to maintain religious liberties. with respect to abortion, the democratic party should say they want to be legal and rare. they support it with taxpayer funding with obama care and foreign aid. the vice president went to china and said that he sympathized or wouldn't second- guess their one-child policy of forced abortions. >> my religion defines who i am. i have been a practicing catholic my whole life. it has particularly in formed by social doctrine. it talks about taking care of those that can't take care of themselves. people that need help. with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position as a doctrine. life begins at conception, i accept it in my personal life. but i refuse to impose it on equally devout christians and muslims and jews. i refuse to impose that on others of like my friend here -- unlike my friend here. i do not believe that we have a right to tell other people that they can't control their body. it is a decision between them and
the freedom of religion. they infringe on catholic charities and hospitals. they should not have to sue to maintain religious liberties. with respect to abortion, the democratic party should say they want to be legal and rare. they support it with taxpayer funding with obama care and foreign aid. the vice president went to china and said that he sympathized or wouldn't second- guess their one-child policy of forced abortions. >> my religion defines who i am. i have been a practicing...
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that, to me, is pretty extreme. >> vice president biden. >> my religion defines who i am. i've been a practicing catholic my whole life. it is particular ly informed my social doctrine. catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can take care of themselves, people who need help. west regard to with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as a, what we call defete doctrine. life begins at conception, i accept it in my personal life and the church's definition. i refuse to impose it on devout christians and jews and refuse to impose it on others, unlike my friend here, the congressman. i do not believe that we have a right to tell other people that -- women they can't control their body. it's a decision between them and their doctor, in my view, and the supreme court. i'm not going to interfere with that. with regard to the assault on the catholic church. let me make it absolutely clear. no religious institution catholic or otherwise, including catholic social services, georgetown hospital, mercy hospital, any hospital, none has to ei
that, to me, is pretty extreme. >> vice president biden. >> my religion defines who i am. i've been a practicing catholic my whole life. it is particular ly informed my social doctrine. catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can take care of themselves, people who need help. west regard to with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as a, what we call defete doctrine. life begins at conception, i accept it in my personal life and the...
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talk about how your religion played a part in that. and please there is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith inrms u in erytng wdo. my fth informs me about how to take care of the vulnerable, of how to make sure that people have a chance in life. now you why to ask basically why i'm pro-life. it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course. but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about ten and a half years ago my wife and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born for ourselve enweek ultrasound forur first rn child. and we saw that heartbeat, our little baby was in the shape of a bean. and to this day, we have nick named our first born child lizza bean. now i believe that life begins at conception. that's why those are the reasons why i'm pro-life. now i understand this is a d
talk about how your religion played a part in that. and please there is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith inrms u in erytng wdo. my fth informs me about how to take care of the vulnerable, of how to make sure that people have a chance in life. now you why to ask basically why i'm...
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it does not mean being a nonbeliever or being hostile to religion. indeed, many nones have kind words for places of worship. >>hey sathateligio organizations are effective in providing help to the poor and to the needy. they say religious organizations do a good job of helping bring communities together. >> two-thirds of the unaffiliated say they believe in god or a universal spirit. more than a third, 37%, call themselves spiritual but not religious. about one in five say they pray every day, and the same number say religion is at least somewhat important in their lives. with all that religiosity then, why do 46 million amerins say they are unaffiliated with any religious organization? >> they tend to be much more likely than the public as a whole, for example, to say that religion and religious organizations are too focused on rules, too concerned with things like money and power, too focused on politics. >> we spoke with several young nones, among them rachel riman, a junior in college who was ised in a very religious home. but during her senior y
it does not mean being a nonbeliever or being hostile to religion. indeed, many nones have kind words for places of worship. >>hey sathateligio organizations are effective in providing help to the poor and to the needy. they say religious organizations do a good job of helping bring communities together. >> two-thirds of the unaffiliated say they believe in god or a universal spirit. more than a third, 37%, call themselves spiritual but not religious. about one in five say they pray...
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talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is also because of reason and science. i think about 10 and a half years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital where i was born for our seventh week ultrasound for our firstborn child. we saw the heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of the been. to this day, we have nicknamed our firstborn child "bean." i believe life begins at conception. those are the reasons i am pro- life. i understand this is a difficult issue. i respect people who do not agree with me on this. the policy of a mitt romney administration is to oppose abortion with the excep
talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro-life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is...
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biden: my religion defines who i am, and i've been a practicing catholic my whole life. and it is particularly -- it has paragraphly informed -- particularly informed my social doctrine. catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves, people who need help. um, with regard to, um, with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as a, we call a defeated doctrine. life begins at conception, that's the church's judgment, i accept it in my personal life. but i refuse to impose it on equally devout christians and muslims and jews. i just refuse to impose that on others unlike my friend here, the congressman. i do not believe that we have a right to tell other people that, women, that they can't control their body. it's a decision between them and their doctor, in my view and the supreme court. i'm not going to interfere with that. um, with regard to the assault on the catholic church, let me make it absolutely clear, no religious institution -- catholic or otherwise, including catholic social services, georgetown
biden: my religion defines who i am, and i've been a practicing catholic my whole life. and it is particularly -- it has paragraphly informed -- particularly informed my social doctrine. catholic social doctrine talks about taking care of those who can't take care of themselves, people who need help. um, with regard to, um, with regard to abortion, i accept my church's position on abortion as a, we call a defeated doctrine. life begins at conception, that's the church's judgment, i accept it in...
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he's got romney's arms tied in the same way that the religion right has his arms tied on abortion rights, same-sex, the way the neo cons have his arms tied in terms of foreign policy. >> one question either the moderate or obama should ask, name one issue in which you plan to puck your party, one issue in which you plan to stand up to house republicans, one issue in which you don't plan to govern as a severe conservative as you described your record in massachusetts before you were describing your record as a bipartisan bridge builder. >> would he come out with a sister souljah moment on request? >> that could request. were you a severe conservative or are you the reaching over the aisle -- across the aisle kind of guy? which is it? but you've got to -- as i said before, you have to go at romney the person. it's not romney's policies because those don't really exist. it's romney the man that he's -- >> i agree. that's what i'm working tonight. let's take a look at the promise romney made at the debate last week about keeping his $5 trillion tax cut deficit -- new deficit neutral. no cost
he's got romney's arms tied in the same way that the religion right has his arms tied on abortion rights, same-sex, the way the neo cons have his arms tied in terms of foreign policy. >> one question either the moderate or obama should ask, name one issue in which you plan to puck your party, one issue in which you plan to stand up to house republicans, one issue in which you don't plan to govern as a severe conservative as you described your record in massachusetts before you were...
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every religion has different things. it didn't really add up to history. so what is it that he doesn't want to bring out that might be seen as relevant by voters. >> it's not so much as what's seen by voter, but the way i look at the religion with mitt was that i wanted to know what does faith mean to a young boy growing up in the mormon church as opposed to maybe you, chris, in the catholic church. the answers were very interesting to me. some of it has to do with his mission and the mission experience, but a lot of it has to do with the family story about their own relationship with their great grandfather and that relationship to the united states of america. that story that mitt was fond of hearing how his family fought and came up by their it boot straps from real depredation and prjs prejudice in mexico. he didn't feel he could talk about it because it's about polygamy. >> let's look at a documentary exploring a side of mitt romney we don't hear often about, his family's mormon faith. let's watch how you handled it. >> the romneys had left the united
every religion has different things. it didn't really add up to history. so what is it that he doesn't want to bring out that might be seen as relevant by voters. >> it's not so much as what's seen by voter, but the way i look at the religion with mitt was that i wanted to know what does faith mean to a young boy growing up in the mormon church as opposed to maybe you, chris, in the catholic church. the answers were very interesting to me. some of it has to do with his mission and the...
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talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if he could. -- if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro- life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor of course. it is also because of reason and science. i think about 10 and a half years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital where i was born for our seventh week ultrasound for our firstborn child. we saw the heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of the been. to this day, we have nicknamed our firstborn child "bean." i believe life begins at conception. those are the reasons i am pro- life. i understand this is a difficult issue. i respect people who do not agree with me on this. the policy of a mitt romney administration is to oppose aborti
talking about how your religion played a part in that. this is such an emotional issue for so many in this country. please talk personally about this if he could. -- if you could. >> i do not see how a person can separate their personal life from their public life and their faith. our faith informs us and everything we do. it informs me of how to make sure people have a chance in life. if you want to ask why i am pro- life, it is not simply because of my catholic faith. that is a factor...
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and in the rewrite tonight, another episode, one more episode of the politics of religion. this one is unlike any other one we've done before. this one includes an attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8. >>> it's time to put the president, the congress, lawmakers across the united states on notice, we're not going to stand for this anymore. sign the bill of reproductive rights and pass it on. >> we first showed you that ad featuring meryl streep last night. it's part of the center for reproductive rights draw the line campaign. they want to get as many people as possible to sign the bill of reproductive rights, which states, we the people of the united states hereby assert the following as fundamental rights, the right to make our own decision about our reproductive future, free from in
and in the rewrite tonight, another episode, one more episode of the politics of religion. this one is unlike any other one we've done before. this one includes an attempted assassination of a 14-year-old girl. begin. tomato, obviously. haha. there's more than that though, there's a kick to it. wahlalalalallala! smooth, but crisp. it's kind of like drinking a food that's a drink, or a drink that's a food, woooooh! [ male announcer ] taste it and describe the indescribable. could've had a v8....
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go long. >>> in tonight's rewrite, another episode of the politics of religion. no, i'm not going to tell you about another republican religious extremist. tonight, the kind that shoots little girls in the head because those girls want to go to school. that's all. they just want an education. tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the eve of the international day of the girl. this girl, one of the bravest girls in the world, a 14-year-old is lying near debt after being shot in the head and the neck on her school bus yesterday for nothing more than wanting an education for herself and other girls. religious extremists planned to assassinate her on her school bus. the man who got on the bus and shot her and got away is, no doubt, very, very proud of himself tonight. his spokesman certainly is. yes, homicidal religious extremists have spokes menmen in pakistan. ehsanullah ehsan sent a letter to the media today defendi
go long. >>> in tonight's rewrite, another episode of the politics of religion. no, i'm not going to tell you about another republican religious extremist. tonight, the kind that shoots little girls in the head because those girls want to go to school. that's all. they just want an education. tomorrow is the united nations international day of the girl, which the u.n. says is about highlighting, celebrating, discussing, and advancing girl's lives across the globe. and tonight on the...
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talk about how religion played a role. and please talk personally about this, if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me why i'm pro life? it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about 10 1/2 years ago, my wife jan and i went to mercy hospital in janesville, where i was born, for our seven-week ultrasound for our first born child. we saw that heartbeat, our little baby was in the shape of a bean. and to this day, we have nicknamed our first born child, l liza, bean. i believe life begins at concept, those are the reasons why i'm pro life. now, i understand this is a difficult issue and i respect people who don't agree with me on this. but the policy of a romney administration will be to oppose abortion except in instances of rape, incest, and the life of the mother. what troubles me more is
talk about how religion played a role. and please talk personally about this, if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me why i'm pro life? it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about 10 1/2 years ago,...
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. >> tax cutting is a religion. what do you mean by that? >> well, it's become, in the sense, an absolute-- something that can't be questioned, something that's gospel, something that's sort of embedded in the catechism. and so scratch the average republican today, and he'll say, "tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts." >> cut taxes. >> cutting taxes. >> make the tax cuts permanent. >> it's rank demagoguery. we should call it for what it is. if these people were all put into a room on penalty of death to come up with how much they could cut, they couldn't come up with $50 billion when the problem is $1.3 trillion. so to stand before the public and rub raw this anti-tax sentiment, the republican party, as much as it pains me to say this, should be ashamed of themselves. >> this from ronald reagan's old budget director, architect of the largest tax cut in american history? but he doesn't let the democrats off the hook. he says he cringes when he hears the president say things like this. >> i believe we ought to make the tax cu
. >> tax cutting is a religion. what do you mean by that? >> well, it's become, in the sense, an absolute-- something that can't be questioned, something that's gospel, something that's sort of embedded in the catechism. and so scratch the average republican today, and he'll say, "tax cuts, tax cuts, tax cuts." >> cut taxes. >> cutting taxes. >> make the tax cuts permanent. >> it's rank demagoguery. we should call it for what it is. if these people...
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part of being in a christian religion. host: the legal attack on the diplomatic mission in libya has created an unexpected casualty. the white house hopes president obama will remain unscathed on foreign policy issues in the presidential race. guest: it is especially difficult. one thing president obama ram on fort years ago is he had a -- four years ago is he had a unique ability to reach out to the muslim world and make things better. i believe that. based on speeches he has given and some of the stagecraft suggesting president obama has moved the u.s. away from israel, it has opened a new rift. the situation in libya, because we're dealing with islamic extremists who committed a terrorist attack and assassinated our ambassador, it speaks to the larger issue of whether president obama will make things better in the middle east. i would argue he has not. i would argue he made things worse. anyone would agree things are not better their than before he took office. host: let's go to debbie. caller: i am from michigan. i app
part of being in a christian religion. host: the legal attack on the diplomatic mission in libya has created an unexpected casualty. the white house hopes president obama will remain unscathed on foreign policy issues in the presidential race. guest: it is especially difficult. one thing president obama ram on fort years ago is he had a -- four years ago is he had a unique ability to reach out to the muslim world and make things better. i believe that. based on speeches he has given and some of...
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this is not about religion. we are not engaged in theological disputation. [inaudible] something from the crusade to post colonialism. it's about political power. it's about economics. it's about control. what happened is that essentially a stupid video by a bunch of identity yachtic people in california, nobody knew about it. it went on the internet, and somebody in the islamist translated it and a plethora of out of control television stations in egypt. and want somebody to explain it and comment on it and engaged in whipping up frenzy against the christians and egypt and all of that. they grabbed it in their own competition with the islamist which is in egypt. the country who happens to be the muslim brotherhood use it also in a competition with the -- so here you have the two made islamist group compete in using this issue as a pretext, as an excuse in their outgoing political sites. it's a political issue. some day issue -- [inaudible] it was indeed very troubled. when after it organize hezbollah and guys in big campaigns -- [inaudible] very defensive p
this is not about religion. we are not engaged in theological disputation. [inaudible] something from the crusade to post colonialism. it's about political power. it's about economics. it's about control. what happened is that essentially a stupid video by a bunch of identity yachtic people in california, nobody knew about it. it went on the internet, and somebody in the islamist translated it and a plethora of out of control television stations in egypt. and want somebody to explain it and...
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talk about howe your religion played a part in that. and this is such an emotion amish you for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> ryan: i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. how to take care of the vulnerable and how to make sure that people have a choice in life. i'm pro life and that's not simply because of my catholic faith. but it's always because of reason and science. i think about 10 1/2 years ago my wife and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born for our seven-week ultra sound for our first child. and we saw that heart beat. our little baby was in the shape of a bean and to this day, we have nicknamed our first child bean. i believe life begins at conception. i understand this is a difficult issue, and i respect people who don't agree with me on this. but the policy of a romney administration will be to oppose abortion with the exceptions for r
talk about howe your religion played a part in that. and this is such an emotion amish you for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> ryan: i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. how to take care of the vulnerable and how to make sure that people have a choice in life. i'm pro life and that's not simply because of my catholic...
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or lack of religion. >> i agree. well said. james, do you want to weigh in? >> no. i think if you fool around with these kind of kooky people, sometimes they come up and bite you. a mormon i understand is the church of jesus christ of latter day saint. so the mormon certainly view themselves a christian. that's good enough for me. they've got an expanding great organization. that's their view. and i accept that. i'm not voting for romney because -- not voting for romney because of his religion. i would vote for any number of great democrats that are mormon. that's not a factor to me. he ought to keep his opinions to himself if you ask me. >> i think we all agree on that point. james, thanks very much. ari, thanks to you. as well the first lady of the united states is speaking to a rally in virginia. there she is. when we come back we're going to hear what she has to say. the pace of change is accelerating. the way we... perform, compete and grow. and people are driving this change. that's the power of human resources
or lack of religion. >> i agree. well said. james, do you want to weigh in? >> no. i think if you fool around with these kind of kooky people, sometimes they come up and bite you. a mormon i understand is the church of jesus christ of latter day saint. so the mormon certainly view themselves a christian. that's good enough for me. they've got an expanding great organization. that's their view. and i accept that. i'm not voting for romney because -- not voting for romney because of...
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i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision. talk about how religion played a role. >> and, please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this, if you could, congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. my faith informs me how to take care of the vulnerable, how to make sure that people have a chance in life. you ask me basically why i'm pro-life. it's not simple police because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course, but it's also because of reason and science. you know, i think about 10 1/2 years ago. my wife janna and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born, for our seven-week ultsound for our first-born child, and we saw that heartbeat. our little baby was in the shape of a bean. and to this day, we have nicknamed our first born child, liza, bean. now i believe th
i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision. talk about how religion played a role. >> and, please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this, if you could, congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life. or from their faith. our faith informs us in...
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yet some are accusing us of injecting religion into politics. i have no problem with with the archbishop does and i have no problem with with the evangelist on the left or the priest on right -- evangelist on the right mps and left, and it didn't bother me during the opposition to the vietnam war was led by priests, encouraging people to break the law and the adage of the civil disobedience thing. our position, separation of church and state, pluralism, know little kids with a minority religion of some sort is going to feel offended or left out or uncomfortable. but yes, prayer in school. on a voluntary basis. it worked for many, many years until the supreme court ruled differently. i am glad we got this question because i think there has been too much said about religion in politics. we do not believe in the nomination we moving in. it was not our side that raised the question of whether our president was a good christian or not. [applause] that is our position. separation of church and state. respect for all. >> vice-president bush, four years
yet some are accusing us of injecting religion into politics. i have no problem with with the archbishop does and i have no problem with with the evangelist on the left or the priest on right -- evangelist on the right mps and left, and it didn't bother me during the opposition to the vietnam war was led by priests, encouraging people to break the law and the adage of the civil disobedience thing. our position, separation of church and state, pluralism, know little kids with a minority religion...
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talk about howe your religion played a part in that. and this is such an emotion amish you for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> ryan: i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. how to take care of the vulnerable and how to make sure that people have a choice in life. i'm pro life, and that's not simply because of my catholic faith. but it's always because of reason and science. i think about 10 1/2 years ago my wife and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born for our seven-week ultra sound for our first child. and we saw that heart beat. our little baby was in the shape of a bean and to this day, we have nicknamed our first child bean. i believe life begins at conception. i understand this is a difficult issue, and i respect people who don't agree with me on this. but the policy of a romney administration will be to oppose abortion with the exceptions for
talk about howe your religion played a part in that. and this is such an emotion amish you for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> ryan: i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. how to take care of the vulnerable and how to make sure that people have a choice in life. i'm pro life, and that's not simply because of my...
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i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision, talk about how your religion played a part in that, and please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in everything we do. my faith informs me about how to take care of the vulnerable, about how to make sure that people have a chance in life. now, you want to ask basically why i'm pro-life. it's not simply because of my catholic faith. that's a factor, of course. butt it's also because of reason and science. i think about ten and a half years ago. my wife and i went to mercy hospital in janesville where i was born for our 7-week ultrasound for our first child, and we saw that heart beat. our ltle baby was in the shape of ae bean, and to this day we have nicknamed ourt born child, liza, bean. hmm. now, i bel
i would like to ask you both to tell me what role your religion has played in your own personal views on abortion. please talk about how you came to that decision, talk about how your religion played a part in that, and please, this is such an emotional issue for so many people in this country, please talk personally about this if you could. congressman ryan. >> i don't see how a person can separate their public life from their private life or from their faith. our faith informs us in...